And, for adults, assault exists. Physical intimidation exists. But, while they're similar to childhood bullying, they're not the same.

To apply "bullying" in adult relationships is, as Boudreaux says, evidence of the "infantilization of Americans."

An adult could claim to have been insulted, harassed, threatened, coerced, or assaulted. But to say "I was bullied" seems well, inaccurate. A child victim sees very few options for recourse. Adults have knowledge of several forms of recourse. To equate the one form of victimization to the other, as if they're the same, is a disservice of both child victims of bullying and adult victims of abuse.